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Sgt Grit Grinder's Suicide Squad

Sergeant Grit Grinder's Suicide Squad: an 'alternative facts' story of World War II. Follow the adventures of Sergeant Grinder, America's greatest war hero - a true red-blooded, flag-hugging, freedom-loving, gun-toting, peace-loving patriot. A man so tough he can stare down bullets, and so stupid he never wonders why he's doing it in the first place. Together with his squad of intrepid military misfits, he makes life hell for the Nazis, and for anyone else who gets in his way - friend, foe or unsuspecting bystander.

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Sgt Grit Grinder's Suicide Squad

S01E10: Close Encounters of the Third Reich

May 25, 2021 • Miracle Productions

To evade Nazis forces, Grit and the squad don cunning disguises. But the success of the mission may cost the life of one of their members …
WARNING: this episode may be unsuitable for listeners with a musical predisposition.

“Sgt Grit Grinder’s Suicide Squad” was a legendary 1980s comic strip from Macquarie University’s student newspaper Arena. It was conceived and written by Ken Enderby and Greg Rickards; illustrated by Greg Rickards.

Script for this audio adaptation: Ken Enderby, Greg Rickards and Ian Bate.

Audio production: Ian Bate. Technical assistance: Steve Stockton and David Alexander.

CAST:

PAUL KOFF: Private “Prof” Pritchard, The Fuhrer

KEN ENDERBY: German Officer

XAVIER WASHINGTON III: Private Pompey Livingstone

IAN BATE: Sgt Grit Grinder, Narrator, Historian, Private “Bulldozer” Donovan, Private Zeb Hicks, German Guard

Also Featuring:
The Choir of the Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch Rambling Society (incorporating the Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch Hiking Association, the Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch Village Green Preservation Society and the Lower Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch Detectorist Association).

Respectfully dedicated to the memory of Greg Rickards.